Colleges in Longview Washington

County: Cowlitz

Incorporated: 1924

Elevation: 21 feet

Land Area: 13.7 square miles

Population Density: 2669 people per square mile

Population: 36,562

Population change since 2000: 5.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.2%), Hispanic (5.8%), American Indian (3.1%), Other race (3.0%), Two or more races (2.9%), Black (0.7%), Other Asian (0.6%), Vietnamese (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (18.4%), English (12.3%), Irish (11.0%), United States (7.7%), Norwegian (6.6%), French (3.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (39.1 miles , pop. 143,560)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (45.5 miles , pop. 529,121)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (868.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Kelso, WA (1.5 miles ), West Longview, WA (1.6 miles ), Longview Heights, WA (1.7 miles ), West Side Highway, WA (1.9 miles ), Rainier, OR (1.9 miles ), Prescott, OR (2.7 miles) , Castle Rock, WA (3.1 miles ), Rose Valley, WA (3.2 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Longview: St John's Medical Center Heliport

Amtrak station near Longview: 3 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.)

Longview Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

House age above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 81.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.00%

Colleges/Universities in Longview:

LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 2,237, Location: 1600 Maple, Public, Website: lcc.ctc.edu

STYLEMASTER COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN

FT enrollment: 30, Location: 1224 COMMERCE, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Longview:

CLARK COLLEGE

about 37 miles, VANCOUVER, WA, Full-time enrollment: 5,106

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

about 40 miles, PORTLAND, OR, FT enrollment: 2,683

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

about 48 miles, PORTLAND, OR, FT enrollment: 13,255

PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 48 miles, Portland, OR, FT enrollment: 12,132

LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE

about 50 miles, PORTLAND, OR, FT enrollment: 2,795

MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 51 miles, GRESHAM, OR, FT enrollment: 4,867

SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 56 miles, OLYMPIA, WA, FT enrollment: 2,908